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The Kiruna mine was the largest and most modern underground iron ore mine in the world. [1] ... The earthquake was not natural but induced by the mining activity. [5]
Sweden, Lapland, 3 km south southeast of Kiruna: 4.9 1.0 VII It was the most powerful earthquake to hit Sweden in 12 years. It caused some rockslides in Kiruna mine, which had to be evacuated. [137] - - 18 [138] China, Yunnan, 42 km west of Zhaotong: 5.1 10.0 VI
Kiruna is located in the north of Sweden, 145 kilometres (90 mi) north of the Arctic Circle. The city centre is built on the Haukavaara hill at an altitude of 530 m, high above the Torne river to the north and the Kalix River to the south. Other parts of the town are Lombolo and Tuolluvaara. Near Kiruna are the mountains Kiirunavaara and ...
Equipment and supplies for the Urban Search and Rescue team from Fairfax, Virginia, and USAID to help in support operations for victims of the earthquake in Turkey are loaded onto a transport ...
Earthquakes as part of an ongoing swarm event continue to shake the Greek islands in the Aegean Sea, including the popular tourist destination of Santorini, officially known as Thira.
In 2008, an 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan, claiming the lives of at least 70,000 people, the deadliest quake to hit China since the 1976 Tangshan quake that killed at least 242,000.
At least 1,621 people were killed in the earthquake. [110] [111] 1,621 3,513 17 [112] Philippines, Luzon, 10 km east southeast of Ambuclao: 6.1 18.3 VII Aftershock of the 1990 Luzon earthquake - - 17 [113] Philippines, Luzon, 14 km north northwest of Salinas: 6.5 23.1 VI Aftershock of the 1990 Luzon earthquake - - 22 [114] Fiji, south of the ...
Kiruna Municipality (Swedish: Kiruna kommun; Northern Sami: Giron gielda; Meänkieli: Kierunan kunta; Finnish: Kiirunan kunta) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in Kiruna. It is the northernmost municipality in Sweden, and at 20,715 square kilometres (7,998 sq mi) is Sweden's geographically ...